Spectacled Tetraka
Xanthomixis zosterops(Sharpe, RB, 1875)
English (US) Spectacled Tetraka
The Spectacled Tetraka (Xanthomixis zosterops) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Bernieridae (Malagasy Warblers and Tetrakas) in the order Passeriformes.
- Scientific name
- Xanthomixis zosterops
- Order
- Passeriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spectacled Tetraka
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1875)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 4 subspecies for this species.
- Xanthomixis zosterops fulvescens
- Xanthomixis zosterops andapae
- Xanthomixis zosterops zosterops
- Xanthomixis zosterops ankafanae
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Bernieria zosterops
- Described by
- (Sharpe, RB, 1875)
- Type locality
- Madagascar. [Type from central Madagascar, Sharpe, 1883, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus., 7, p. 571.]
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1875, pt.1 p.76
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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